Profiles
The jury has reached a decision. The verdict … Guilty on both counts: Committing terroristic threats and third-degree assault in a road-rage, criminal case, heard recently before the Hon. Thomas K....
In the movie, “Almost Famous,” inspired by the real-life experiences of director Cameron Crowe, who started writing for the “Rolling Stone,” at age 15, his character is given back-stage access to...
Dan Schultz transitioned from a military career as an electronic warfare officer to opening a housecleaning franchise. He embraces his military training in building the franchise. (Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)
Dan Schultz likely could have had his pick of jobs when he retired from the Air Force. Defense-related contractor positions were within his grasp. With two master's degrees, maybe he could have used...
I hate America - hardly. But it wasn’t one person speaking ... It was millions, collectively united as one.
From sea to shining sea and beyond our nation’s shores, people rallied together in rural,...
It is set in stone, unlike the Constitution, our nation’s rule of law, many are valiantly defending to this day.
On Aug. 10, 1875, six attorneys convened at the Douglas County Courthouse to...
Today’s News
PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the conservative movement should be open to everyone as long as they “love America,” declining to condemn a streak of antisemitism that has divided...
The crowd marches during a rally demanding that NYU Langone commit to providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth following an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at cutting federal funding, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York. (Heather Khalifa / AP Photo)
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Trump administration officials on Thursday announced new...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Agriculture to rollout the USDA’S National Farm Security Action Plan in Washington, July 8, 2025. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo)
I don’t expect our politicians to be perfect. After all, they’re human, and as humans, we all have flaws. But is it asking too much for us to expect our politicians to at least try to be decent?
A...
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers criticized President Donald Trump’s efforts to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana as local advocates applauded the change.
Trump, via a new...
This Week's News
12/29/2025 - 12:00am
PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the conservative movement should be open to everyone as long as they “love America,” declining to condemn a streak of antisemitism that has divided the Republican Party and roiled the opening days...
The crowd marches during a rally demanding that NYU Langone commit to providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth following an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at cutting federal funding, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York. (Heather Khalifa / AP Photo)
12/29/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Trump administration officials on Thursday announced new proposed regulations targeting gender-affirming...
12/29/2025 - 12:00am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican...
12/29/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers criticized President Donald Trump’s efforts to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana as local advocates applauded the change.
Trump, via a new executive order he signed Thursday, seeks to expedite...
12/26/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections, due to President Donald Trump’s aggressive revocation...
12/26/2025 - 12:00am
Dec. 15, 2025 – the deadline for enrolling in a marketplace plan through the Affordable Care Act for 2026 – came and went without an agreement on the federal subsidies that kept ACA plans more affordable for many Americans. Despite a last-ditch...
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, July 16, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
12/26/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has sued tech company Resideo, alleging “deceptive and unfair business practices” and that some of the video surveillance cameras the company sells risk leaving Nebraska consumers’ “intimate images...
Tyson Foods employees wait for help at an informational meeting held by the Nebraska Department of Labor in Lexington, Neb., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Thomas Peipert / AP Photo)
12/25/2025 - 12:00am
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshippers shuffled into the basement and sat on folding chairs, their faces barely masking the fear gripping their town.
A pall hung over the room...
12/25/2025 - 12:00am
In his 15 years of farming full time, Quentin Connealy has weathered his share of storms — literally.
The first major flood hit in 2011. Three more came in 2019. The waters rose again in 2024 and ruined about 20% of his crops. This past summer, he...
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12/25/2025 - 12:00am
The ‘Institute for Middle East Understanding’ is a pro-Palestinian education group that focuses on human rights, which surveyed over 1,200 Republicans in the United States who were under the age of 45. Three out of every four of those polled...
12/25/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Husker athletics is revealing more information as to what it will charge for people to rent out its premier spaces for corporate gatherings, weddings and other events.
And the department is hoping new marketing will bolster venue interest...
12/24/2025 - 12:00am
ATLANTA (AP) — Millennial and Generation Z Christian influencers are increasingly filling a void in American religion, growing audiences across digital platforms by steering young people to biblical answers to tough questions that aren't always...
12/24/2025 - 12:00am
Deleting DEI
According to this year’s tax filing, the American Athletic Conference, the $150 million collegiate sports league that includes schools like Rice and Tulane, is striving to be a leader in inclusion, but no longer in diversity or equity....
12/24/2025 - 12:00am
Tessa Domingus found purpose on the back deck of a Lincoln rehabilitation home, conversing with a man who didn’t want to spend his next paycheck on alcohol.
Sunlight shone through the leaves of a large tree in the backyard as they talked. It was the...
12/23/2025 - 12:00am
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work.
“Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at...
An instacart logo and an instacart webpage are seen in New York, Sept. 6, 2023. (Richard Drew / AP Photo)
12/23/2025 - 12:00am
Delivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged deceptive practices.
The FTC said Thursday that Instacart has been falsely advertising free deliveries. The...
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12/23/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — About 1,600 people attended job fairs and other events held over the past two weeks in the Lexington area for workers impacted by the Tyson Foods plant closure, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Thursday.
The state and local efforts were...
"Lil' Burro Offerings" (Matt Hebert)
12/23/2025 - 12:00am
It was a bitter cold Saturday night when my wife and I pulled into the parking lot of Lil' Burro. What we were met with was warmth: the food, the atmosphere, the service. What a wonderfully warm reprieve from a night so cold it actively hurt my face...
12/23/2025 - 12:00am
In January, when we launched our yearlong examination of Omaha steakhouses, we started by asking a few simple questions: What is the Omaha steakhouse, anyway? Who is doing it the best in 2025? And what gives it such staying power, continuing to...
